Analysis
HTS 8102.97.00 covers other: waste and scrap under heading 8102 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.7% to 6.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 8102.95.60 (bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering…) at 6.6%, a difference of 6.6 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 34% of the 71 tariff lines in chapter 81 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8102.10.00 | Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders | 9.1¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.2% |
| 8102.94.00 | Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering | 13.9¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.9% |
| 8102.95.30 | Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: bars and rods | 6.6% |
| 8102.95.60 | Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: other | 6.6% |
| 8102.96.00 | Other: wire | 4.4% |
| 8102.99.00 | Other: other | 3.7% |